a special evening of celebration of 10 years of uli nashville and its excellence in development awards. this anniversary event will showcase uli nashville s commitment to community and livability, valued partners and members, and excellence in development, design and placemaking. May 8, 2018 Welcome Mark Deutschmann, President & CEO, Village Real Estate and Core Development ULI Nashville Chairperson Master of Ceremonies John Dwyer, President & CEO, Jobs for Tennessee Graduates community best practices livability education
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ULI Nashville Excellence in Development Awards 2018 The 10th Anniversary ULI Nashville Excellence in Development Awards provides an evening to celebrate 10 years of ULI Nashville and its Excellence in Development Awards. Like ULI Nashville, the ULI Nashville Excellence in Development Awards showcases a commitment to community and livability, valued partners and members, and excellence in real estate development, design and placemaking and supports the mission that excellence should be recognized and best practices shared. The mission of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) is to provide leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities. It does so by facilitating collaboration and the open exchange of ideas, information and experience among industry leaders, community partners and policy makers dedicated to creating better places. For 10 years, that ULI mission has been reflected in the purpose of the ULI Nashville Excellence in Development Awards.
Judging / Criteria 2018 Interviews with representatives from all of the 17 projects will be posted for viewing on the ULI Nashville website. Please be sure to watch those informative project interviews. Projects submitted in 2018 represent some of our region s best development. Each entry was judged on criteria that support ULI s commitment to best practices in the use of land. The judges used great deliberation in assessing each project according to the Awards Evaluation Criteria: n FINANCIAL VIABILITY n EXCELLENCE and INNOVATION DEMONSTRATED in several areas such as land use, design, construction techniques, etc. n EXCELLS IN ADDED-VALUE FEATURE(S) such as public/private/non-profit partnerships, promoting healthy lifestyles, workforce/affordability component, relevance and/or leadership to the current and future needs, issues and character of the community in which it is located, sustainability/ environmental sensitivity, catalytic impact, etc. n WORTHY OF EMULATION and is a market leader and demonstrates a high standard of industry excellence. We were presented with a wide range of interesting and exemplary projects that reflect the diversity of your community. Each one clearly demonstrated excellence in many of the evaluation criteria making our decisions very challenging! Judges
1201 demonbreun Once a site with dilapidated warehouses and an auto repair shop, 1201 Demonbreun is now a new gateway to the downtown that successfully activated the street level. Its nearly 300,000 sq. ft. of Class A office includes LEED Platinum and WELL tenant finish out. Innovatively wrapping the parking with leasable space enhanced the presence from the street and brought bonus light and height into the tenant space. Using the architectural philosophy of elegant clarity vs. industrial gulch, 1201 Demonbreun was deliberately and sensitively designed to consider its next door neighbor, Twelve / Twelve. Developer Architect Contractor Landscape Architect Civil Engineer Transportation Engineer Geotechnical Engineer Structural Engineer Eakin Partners, LLC Hastings Architecture Associates, LLC Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC Hawkins Partners, Inc. Civil Site Design Group KCI Technologies Inc. Intertek PSI EMC Structural Engineers, PC
barrett manor With potential to change the definition of neighborhood in Nashville, Barrett Manor is the first development of the Envision concept in Nashville. Barrett Manor was creatively and consciously built using a one-to-one replacement of units, so not to displace current tenants. Using innovative RAD financing, the Envision concept will guide the comprehensive building of community through public-private partners that offers mixed-income housing, library, charter school, park and gardens. Barrett Manor is the successful first project of what is slated to be a new way forward for Nashville livability. Developer Architect Contractor Landscape Architect Civil Engineer Geotechnical Engineer Structural Engineer Mechanical Engineer Electrical Engineer Fire Protection Engineering Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency Cauthen & Associates, LLC R.G. Anderson Company, Inc. Hodgson Douglas, LLC Barge Cauthen & Associates, Inc. Intertek PSI Logan Patri Engineering, Inc. Power Management Corporation Power Management Corporation Randall F. Barnes, Inc.
battery square A long-neglected site along a busy arterial, Battery Square re-envisioned this parcel into a unified concept with a sense of place. Introducing a cohesive, yet distinct architectural vocabulary, Battery Square offers a variety of housing surrounding a communal courtyard. It successfully balanced community and privacy, as it cleverly increased density while incorporating green building practices. Developer Architect Contractor Landscape Architect Civil Engineer Finance Interior/Exterior Design Focus Builders, LLC P. Shea Design Focus Builders, LLC Daigh Rick Landscape Architects, LLC Fulmer Engineering, LLC Legends Bank The Mix Interiors
bridgestone tower James Steinkamp Photography Developer Architect Contractor Landscape Architect Civil Engineer Geotechnical Engineer Development Consultant MEP Engineer Structural Engineer Bringing a major corporate headquarters with 1700 jobs back to downtown, Bridgestone Tower brought benefits to employees, the tax base, and surrounding uses. Construction happened on a constrained CBD brownfield lot, but in an attempt to minimize impact to tourists and neighbors, used a collaborative inspection process that allowed for phased occupancy. This LEED Gold Class A 500,000 sq. ft. building is a vertical campus that embraced its product and corporate history, built for a healthy workforce, and optimized its collaborative work environment. Architecturally, Bridgestone added a new icon to the skyline. Highwoods Properties, Inc. Perkins+Will Brasfield & Gorrie Perkins+Will Barge Design Solutions, Inc. Intertek PSI Giarratana Development LLC Integral Group, PLLC Uzun+Case, LLC James Steinkamp Photography
fort nashborough interpretive center The Fort Nashborough Interpretive Center represents an important origin story to enrich our city s explosive downtown development. This first phase of Fort Nashborough was done with deliberate care and attention to historically accurate building techniques as documented in original source materials and by using local artisans and authentic materials. Future plans to continue to enhance opportunities to educate, celebrate and experience the historic lessons that Fort Nashborough offers residents and visitors will continue to add to the value of this new important old narrative of Nashville s past. Owner Architect Contractor Landscape Architect Civil Engineer Interpretive Designer Structural Engineer Mechanical Engineer Electrical Engineer Metro Parks, Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County Moody Nolan, Inc. Rock City Construction Ashworth Environmental Design, LLC S&ME, Inc. Encore Interpretive Design, LLC Logan Patri Engineering, Inc. MP&E Engineering, LLC MP&E Engineering, LLC
germantown market Uncovering vintage design details from a historic theater, Germantown Market took a dilapidated parcel in the vibrant Germantown corner and brought it back to life. Showcasing its relationship to the street and welcoming in neighbors and visitors, Germantown Market made architectural and construction upgrades that were sensitive to over 100 years of previous changes. By introducing three new food venues and creative office space above, this lovely adaptive reuse has become a welcome destination. Owner s Representative Developer Architect Contractor Landscape Architect Civil Engineer Finance MEP Engineer Structural Engineer Heritage Construction & Development, LLC Fresh Capital GHP Environmental + Architecture Biscan Construction Hodgson and Douglas Barge Cauthen & Associates Columbus Bank & Trust, a Division of Synovus Bank Envision Advantage PWP Structural Engineering
hill center brentwood Introducing a new paradigm of dense, mixed-use suburban development, Hill Center Brentwood institutionalized changes to the Brentwood zoning and building regulation. Its attention to placemaking and connectivity was well received and has resulted in a several hundred percent increase in property tax revenues for the city. It turned an under-utilized parcel into a vibrant walkable, pedestrian-friendly environment by creatively using ULI parking standards, plazas and pathways, detailed attention to design, materials, aesthetics and a carefully curated tenant mix. Developer Architect Contractor Landscape Architect Civil Engineer Finance/Banking Transportation Engineer Geotechnical Engineer Associate Architect Structural Engineer MEP Engineer Leasing Leasing Attorneys H.G. Hill Realty Company, LLC TMPartners, PLLC Turner Construction Company Hawkins Partners, Inc. Barge Cauthen & Associates SunTrust KCI Technologies Inc. Intertek PSI Cooper Carry EMC Structural Engineers, P.C. I.C. Thomasson Associates, Inc. Gorney Realty Co. Southeast Venture, LLC Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP
jackson center for music and worship arts Standing on the site of an old trucking warehouse, Jackson Center adaptively reused the structure, signage and materials as a homage to its past while building a state-of-the-art facility for the university, its students and broader community. This architectural showpiece creates a new gateway to the campus. Cost-effective, sustainable design and construction were combined with new environmentally sensitive outdoor spaces for performing and convening. With a discriminating approach to design, this investment has yielded returns in increased enrollment, student use, programming and hosted events. Owner Architect Contractor Landscape Architect Civil Engineer Geotechnical Engineer Trevecca Nazarene University Earl Swensson Associates, Inc. American Constructors, Inc. S&ME, Inc. S&ME, Inc. Intertek PSI
lifeway christian resources corporate headquarters A reimagining of a legacy Nashville company, the new LifeWay headquarters carefully balances the company s priorities with its site s character and its environs; while considering its place as part of the new Capitol View Master Plan. The second-largest real estate deal in Nashville history and largest unimproved land transaction, creative construction management resulted in an expedited delivery. Its modest architectural expression incorporates the company s historical products and gestures to the company s rich past and current values while embracing modern sustainable and healthy building and design techniques. Developer Owner Architect Contractor Landscape Architect Civil Engineer Geotechnical Engineer Structural Engineer MEP Engineer Security Consultant Lighting Consultant Acoustical Consultant Parking Consultant Waterproofing Consultant Boyle Investment Company LifeWay Christian Resources Gresham, Smith and Partners Skanska Hawkins Partners, Inc. Barge Design Solutions, Inc. TTL, Inc. Uzun+Case, LLC I.C. Thomasson Associates, Inc. HMA Consulting Quentin Thomas Associates, Inc. Steven Durr Design Walker Consultants Smith Seckman Reid, Inc.
riverside station Riverside Station revived a beautiful but neglected 1930s neighborhood church while bringing new creative office space to an East Nashville corner. In line with needs of its employees, most can now easily bike or walk to work. This user/developer was able to increase staff, add tenant space and brought property taxes back to this formerly exempt parcel. Character materials were carefully incorporated in the rehab including exposing the beautiful ceiling bow-trusses, adding natural light into the clearstory, creatively reusing the rich woods, stained glass and even the baptismal in its respectful and creative restoration. Owner/Developer Architect Contractor Landscape Architect Civil Engineer Finance SnapShot Development, LLC Gilbert McLaughlin Casella Architects PLC DWC Construction Company, Inc. Landscape Services, Inc. Barge Cauthen & Associates, Inc. Pinnacle Financial Partners
station 40 sylvan heights With a nod to its industrial past, Station 40 Sylvan Heights developed patiently through land acquisition and engaging with its neighbors. The result was a thoughtful mixed-use development that was embraced at Metro Council and its adjacent community. This 7.39-acre project portrays the best in site planning that promotes community, walkability, affordability, sustainability, sensitive adjacencies and multi-modal options. Helping to catalyze development along Charlotte Ave., Station 40 demonstrates that smart development translates to financial success, including substantial tax revenues. Developer Architect Contractor Landscape Architect Civil Engineer Finance Finance Transportation Engineer Geotechnical Engineer Legal Interiors Structural Engineer MEP Engineer Retail Leasing Broker H.G. Hill Realty Company, LLC Southeast Venture Brasfield & Gorrie Hawkins Partners, Inc. Barge Cauthen & Associates SunTrust US Bank KCI Technologies Inc. TTL, Inc. Waller Southeast Venture Wise Engineers Genesis Engineering Group Southeast Venture
the chelsea Designed to appeal to a college market who may be priced out of other area MF, The Chelsea has modern design at a smaller scale. Branded as a boutique product, it showcases easily accessible amenities that specifically speak to the tenant audience. One of the showpieces is The Chelsea functional and aesthetic mural art installation by local artist Bryce McCloud. Designed to reduce impact to adjacent single-family homes and add panache to the project. Maximizing density, The Chelsea embraced the natural elevations of the lot with creative and efficient construction while maximizing light in the residential units. Developer Architect Contractor Landscape Architect Civil Engineer Finance Transportation Engineer Geotechnical Engineer The Mainland Companies, LLC Manual Zeitlin Architects Crain Construction, Inc. Hawkins Partners, Inc. Barge Cauthen & Associates Pinnacle Financial Partners KCI Technologies Inc. Terra Nova Engineering, PLLC
the james on division With 31 residential units, plus additions to the popular Gulch retail scene, James on Division represents the first major mixed-use construction to extend down Division from The Gulch. An innovative land deal secured the project s viability, including establishing a partnership that created a retail condo to allow a longsitting lot to maximize its redevelopment. Now in a leasing partnership, the residential units in this property are extraordinarily popular. Only through innovative development, business, architecture and construction solutions was this valuable but challenging lot made buildable. Developer Development Partner Owner Architect Contractor Civil Engineer Finance Geotechnical Engineer The Mainland Companies, LLC Armistead Arnold Pollard Real Estate Services, LLC 1000 Division Street, LLC Dryden Architecture and Design, LLC Southland Constructors, Inc. Barge Cauthen & Associates First Farmers & Merchants National Bank Terra Nova Engineering, PLLC
the phoenix on 51st The first new building on 51st Street since the 60s, this smart mixed-use project packs a lot on to a small site. Successfully leased 7 micro units each with a rooftop deck, Phoenix was the first applicant to Metro s HIPP program to provide housing for renters of moderate means. This previously vacant lot now provides commercial spaces that serve the tenants and community, and through materials and design, Phoenix pays homage to the neighborhood s industrial past. The commercial tenants were curated from local candidates to represent the message and the mission of the project. Developer Owner Architect Contractor Landscape Architect Civil Engineer Finance Finance Geotechnical Engineer Property Manager MiKen Development HR Properties of Tennessee Aesh Design LLC Carter Group,LLC Dale & Associates Dale & Associates Franklin Synergy Bank First Citizens National Bank Terra Nova Engineering, PLLC Barton Residential
the waverly A mixed-use, 13,600 sf project on a.6 acre urban lot, The Waverly is an infill project full of lessons learned of how to do it right. It successfully dealt with challenging planning and approvals for use, parking, lighting, signage and more. Not only do its commercial spaces, which were pre-leased and popular all through construction, remain so; its design and architecture speaks to its place in this popular neighborhood. Taking cues from its next door neighbor, a WPA deco-inspired elementary school with dominate period styling, The Waverly is a thoughtful expression of attractive and successful urban neighborhood infill. Developer Owner Owner Owner Architect Contractor Landscape Architect Civil Engineer Finance Geotechnical Engineer Leasing Towery Development JEM Pfeffer Torode Architecture McDevitt Co. Pfeffer Torode Architecture Steelhead Building Group Gresham, Smith and Partners Gresham, Smith and Partners Pinnacle Bank Stone Howorth Engineering McDevitt Co.
two franklin park Two Franklin Park continues on the successes of One Franklin Park to fulfill the 71-acre master plan, redefining traditional suburban office park development. Two Franklin Tower is more than just a Class A office building. Its amenity-filled building realizes the highest rental rates in the suburbs. But with higher density tenant space, the result remains a reasonable cost per employee. At Two Franklin Park, its lifestyle environment is bolstered by weaving the best of work environment with features including walking and jogging trails, an outdoor amphitheater, outdoor seating, food truck service and more. Developer Owner Architect Contractor Landscape Architect Civil Engineer Geotechnical Engineer MEP Engineer Hall Emery Franklin Park Acquisition Co. Duda Paine Architects JE Dunn Construction HGOR Ragan & Smith Associates Intertek PSI Barret Woodyard & Associates
vanderbilt dialysis Continuing the renaissance of the Sidco Drive neighborhood, the Vanderbilt Dialysis project rescued an abandoned bowling alley and converted it into a state-of-the-art dialysis center. Offering life-saving medical care for middle TN patients, Vanderbilt Dialysis incorporated userinput in the design of this retrofitted facility. Meeting a previously overlooked and underserved market demand, this specialized medical facility is the largest of its kind in the region. Developer Architect Contractor Landscape Architect Civil Engineer Finance Geotechnical Engineer User / Client Operator Structural Engineer MEP Engineer Oman Gibson Associates Southeast Venture Olympian Construction Company, LLC Heibert + Ball Land Design Fulmer Engineering, LLC Renasant Bank ECS Central, PLLC Vanderbilt University Medical Center Fresenius Medical Care Structural Detailing, LLC Krell Engineering, LLC
Special Thanks ULI Nashville and the ULI Nashville Excellence in Development Awards are indebted to the commitment and hard work of its member volunteers and supporters. With Appreciation: ULI Nashville Excellence in Development Awards Steering Committee: Eric Deems, View Dynamic Glass Nancy DeKalb, DeKalb Communications Sheila Dial-Barton, EOA Architects PLLC Nick Dryden, D AAD Rose Faeges-Easton, ULI Nashville Chuck Gannaway, Hastings Architecture Associates, LLC Terry Hughes, Patterson Real Estate Advisory Group Josh King, City of Franklin Jeff Kuhnhenn, Gresham Smith & Partners Bart Mackey, GBI Michael Murdock, EOA Architects PLLC Patrick Poole, Ortale Kelley Law Firm Julia Sutherland, Mainland Companies Dana Terebessy, ULI Nashville With Thanks and Acknowledgement: Drew Mengwasser, TBG Partners, Managing Principal Award Judge (Houston) Rameez Munawar, Columbia Property Trust, Associate, Eastern Region Award Judge (Washington, DC) Laurie Payne, Diamond Corp., VP Development Award Judge (Toronto) Mark Deutschmann, Village Real Estate / Core Development ULI Nashville Chairperson John Dwyer, Jobs for Tennessee Graduates Master of Ceremonies ARC Document Solutions Award Event Banners DeKalb Communications Marketing and Media Relations Gannaway Design Event Graphic Design and Award Materials SnapShot Interactive, Inc. Award Event Video
Friends of the Awards Avison Young Barge Design Solutions, Inc. Bell & Associates Construction, L.P. Bradley Bristol Development Group Carter Group, LLC CBRE Colliers International Danielian Associates Architecture + Planning DeKalb Communications DZL Management First Farmers FH Design Franklin Synergy Bank Fulmer Engineering, LLC Hardaway Construction Corp. JLL LBMC LDG Development Lifestyle Communities Lose & Associates, Inc. Oman Gibson Associates Ortale Kelley Law Firm Patterson Real Estate Advisory Group, LLC Regions S&ME, Inc. Smith Seckman Reid Inc. Stantec Street Dixon Rick Orcutt Winslow, PLLC SunTrust The Architect Workshop The Mathews Company TTL, Inc. T.W. Frierson Contractor, Inc. Kiser + Vogrin Design
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